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About Dholpur Village

Dholpur is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 378 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495446
Area (hectares) 301.49 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 378
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholpur compares

By the 2011 count Dholpur is the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 301.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dholpur

Dholpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholpur from other places

Dholpur lies about 20 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dholpur
Nearest town Bhelai 11 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 17 km
District headquarters Korba 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pali 30 km

Villages closest to Dholpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dholpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholpur village had a population of 782. That makes it the 88th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Dholpur village has 378 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholpur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dholpur is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholpur covers 301.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholpur falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dholpur is Gevra Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dholpur.

Dholpur is about 20 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholpur is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Bhelai is about 11 km away. Gevra Road is about 17 km away. Korba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharri (1.9 km), Mukta (4.1 km) and Jorhadabari (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dholpur today is likely to be higher.

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